diff --git a/test/cli/index.js b/test/cli/index.js
index 3c1ee1a3813..8abed01c543 100644
--- a/test/cli/index.js
+++ b/test/cli/index.js
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ runTestSuiteWithSamples(
 					if (config.abortOnStderr) {
 						try {
 							if (await config.abortOnStderr(data)) {
-								childProcess.kill('SIGINT');
+								childProcess.kill('SIGTERM');
 							}
 						} catch (err) {
-							childProcess.kill('SIGINT');
+							childProcess.kill('SIGTERM');
 							done(err);
 						}
 					}